Question

Embedding MPG Video in Firefox

Asked by: abesalsa

Hello,

I'm reposting this question here since I haven't had a response to it since originally being posted. Below is the original question.
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I have embedded an .mpg video into the following website - http://www.mcgregormfg.com/turning.php. It works fine in IE, meaning that it does not autoplay. However, in firefox not only does it autoplay but it also doesn't show the video controls on the video. I'm not sure what I'm missing here.

Thanks in advance,
JB

<object id="Video1" type="application/x-mplayer2" width="260" height="237" border=1>
        <param name="fileName" value="videos/C32VIII.mpg">
        <param name="autoStart" value="false">
        <param name="showControls" value="true">
        <embed type="application/x-mplayer2" src="videos/C32VIII.mpg" name="Video1" autostart=0 showcontrols=1 
                width="260" height="237">
        </object>
                                  
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2009-01-21 at 14:15:24ID24072065
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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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Miscellaneous Web Development

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Answers

 

by: davesgonebananasPosted on 2009-01-21 at 14:44:57ID: 23434894

This won't play at all in my firefox 3.05.  It wants me to install Windows Media player 11 plugin, which I won't do.

IMO this is a poor way of embedding media in a webpage.  No offence meant to your website, but I'm not going to install a plugin in my browser just so I can use your site.  I have Flash and Quicktime installed, and in my experience these are generally the most popular technologies for embedding video on the web.

Here is an example of how to embed Quicktime see http://www.w3schools.com/media/media_quicktime.asp

To use Flash video I can highly recommend Flowplayer http://flowplayer.org/

 

by: abesalsaPosted on 2009-01-21 at 18:59:21ID: 23436132

Thanks for your feedback. I converted the video to a .mov format, added the code from the w3schools.com link and tested it in Firefox. This works perfectly in Firefox. However, now it doesn't work in IE. Grrr... Maybe there is a different video format that's more compatible with both browsers. Here's a link to a temporary page I created that works in firefox - http://www.mcgregormfg.com/turning-2.php. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
JB

 

by: jason1178Posted on 2009-01-21 at 21:40:25ID: 23436819

Hi abesalsa,

There is a better format for cross-browser playing.  FLV (flash video)

I suggest you grab WinFF to convert and then the JW media player or Flowplayer as suggested above.  Flash tends to work better across all platforms than any other format.

 

by: davesgonebananasPosted on 2009-01-22 at 04:06:40ID: 23438533

Yes perhaps I should have put Flash first in my answer as this is the most compatible option (as used in Youtube, etc).  However, if Quicktime is installed it should work in both IE and Firefox.

Please bear in mind that JW media player is only free for non-commercial use, for commercial use you have to pay a fee.  Flowplayer is always free.

 

by: abesalsaPosted on 2009-01-22 at 10:21:31ID: 23442050

I downloaded WinFF, converted the video to .swf format and used the code below to display it on the webpage (http://www.mcgregormfg.com/turning-2.php).  The video now works in both IE and Firefox. However, I can't get it to not autostart and also to show the player controls. Surely I'm missing something simple here.

Thanks again,
JB

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" 
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="320" height="260">
 
	<param name="width" value="320" />
	<param name="height" value="260" /> 
	<param name="src" value="videos/C32VIII.swf" />
	
	<param name="menu" value="true" />
	<param name="flashvars" value="autostart=false" />
	
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="videos/C32VIII.swf"  
menu="true" flashvars="autostart=false" width="320" height="260"></embed>
	</object>

                                              
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by: jason1178Posted on 2009-01-22 at 11:01:17ID: 23442402

Don't convert to SWF.  Convert to FLV and use one of the two players mentioned to control it.

 

by: abesalsaPosted on 2009-01-22 at 19:14:50ID: 23446099

Thanks everybody for your help. In the end I converted the video to a .flv file and then used the Flowplayer to display it on the website. This worked perfectly in both IE and Firefox. The code I used is posted below.

Thanks,
JB

<head>
 <!-- include the only required JavaScript file -->
 <script type="text/javascript" src="flowplayer/flowplayer-3.0.3.min.js"> </script>	
</head>
 
<body>
<!-- 
   Setup player with standard HTML syntax
      * movie file is specified in "href" attribute 
      * player dimensions are defined with CSS  
-->
<a 
	href="videos/C32VIII.flv" 
	style="display:block;width:280px;height:250px;" 
	id="player">
</a>
 
<!-- this script block will install Flowplayer inside previous anchor tag -->
<script language="JavaScript">
	flowplayer("player", "flowplayer/flowplayer-3.0.3.swf", {
		clip: {
			autoPlay: false
			}
	});
</script>
</body>

                                              
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by: jason1178Posted on 2009-01-22 at 21:54:45ID: 23446627

abesala,

Although you say you solved it yourself, it was the Expert comments that provided the solution...

I'm not objecting to the close, but I do think you should click "Accept Multiple Solutions" and not accept your post as the answer.

 

by: abesalsaPosted on 2009-01-23 at 06:44:55ID: 23449294

Jason,

Sorry, I didn't intend to  close this solution saying that I solved it myself. I meant to post the final solution so it would be there for other members who might encounter a similar issue and then close it giving credit to you and davegonebananas. I'm still getting used to the Expert Exchange interface.

Thanks,
JB

 

by: abesalsaPosted on 2009-01-23 at 06:57:26ID: 23449423

OK. How do I accept multiple solutions?

 

by: jason1178Posted on 2009-01-23 at 15:49:29ID: 23454187

Click on Accept Multiple Solutions in any Expert post...

 

by: abesalsaPosted on 2009-01-23 at 17:15:26ID: 23454540

I don't know if it's because of how I already attempted to award points and accept a solution but nowhere on any of the Expert posts does it give me an option to accept multiple solutions. It gives an option to Accept Solution but when I click on this there is still no option to accept multiple solutions. I remember this option being available before I tried to close the question but now it doesn't appear anywhere. Is this a bug or am I missing something here?

 

by: jason1178Posted on 2009-01-23 at 18:43:27ID: 23454812

Ok. I'll object to stop the close. That should reset the buttons

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